Convertible garment



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" Application filed. July 20, i923. Serial n. 652,701.

Beit known that LBnssIn KLArrEirrfa I citizen of the United States of America; re

siding at 'VVhitestone Landingf county of Queens, my and State of NewYork', have invented a new and useful Convertible Garvmentfof which the following 'is aspecifica' tion.. i

My invention relates to a dress which can be readily converted into a bloomer suit and vice versa.

The main object is to provide a simple and inexpensive construction which is suscepti'ble of embodiment in varied and at-' furcated portions. drawn together to form bloomers.

Fig. 1 is a front view of a garment embodying my invention showing it in the form of aldress.

Fig.2 is a rear view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a front view showing the panel partly detached and the garment isprovided with a similar panel 13 and fastening devices 14 and Y15 for device however may be employed within the Fig. 4 is a front view showing the garment in the form of a bloomer suit.

The garment may be of anv suitable dee sign or material either in one piece or two pieces having a waist 6 and a skirt 7. The lower portion of the skirt is bifurcated or divided at the front and. rear to provide what may be termed leg portions 8 with openings 9 betweenthem at the front and rear. A panel 10 is also provided and preferably secured at the-waist and adapted to hang down front and entirely cover the front opening 9. I alsoprefer to provide suitable fastening means for securing the side edges of the panel to the skirt, as for instance a plurality of loops 11 and buttons; Any other suitable form of fastening broad scope of my invention. The rear of securing its lower portion to'the rear of the skirt along the edges of therear opening 9. VVhenit is desired to use the garment as Fig.1 4: and fastened in place for instance by a bloomer suit the lower ends-of the panels lOtand 18 are detached from the skirt'andithe panels are either entirely removed or they maybecaugh t up-in the position shown in:

engaging the loops 11 with the buttons 16 at the'fro'nt and some ofthe loops l lwith the" buttons '17 attherearp Thefrontand rear edges of each leg portion 8 are then connect ed together in any. suitable manner by any suitable form of fastening device, for instance loops 18 may beprovided along the rear edge of the left hand leg portionand securedtothe buttons 12, at the'front so" as to produce the effect of bloomers as shown in Fig. 4:. Preferably the lower. edge "of each leg portion is provided with an elastic insert or lining so as to snugly grip the leg adjacent the knee. I also prefer to have the sides and leg-portions ofthe skirt pleated Q so as to allow for greater variation in size and'to give the wearer greater freedom of movement. when the garment is worn as shown in Figs.

It shouldfialso be noted that,

1 and 2 the pleated skirt and elastic hem provide a substantial freedom of movement to the wearer although the skirt does not require an excessive amount of material or have the general appearance of a .full skirt.

Thegarment is suitable for street-and sport wear. such as gymnastics in school, horse-.

back riding, skating and tramping- It is especially adaptedto garments. designed to.

beworn 'asuniforms, for instance school, class, club and society uniforms. ment may also be designed, as a combination house dressand working bloomers.

I claim: i Y I 1. A convertible garment having-a waist The gar- 1 and skirt, the latter having openings at the front and rear, a panel secured adjacent the waistand having detachable means of con- 'nection with the lower part of: the skirt at the edges of the front opening, means for securing the lower end of the panel to the upper part of the waist, and means for sev curing the edges of the front opening to the edges of the rear opening to form bloomers when the panel is detached. 7

2. A. skirt having openings in the front and rear with spaced edges leaving a side i portion on each side, each sideportion hav ing an elastic lower edge just long'enough to fit snugly around a leg at the knee, a front panel having edges detachably con necting the front edges of the side, portions,

and a rear panel having edges detachably connecting the rear edges'of the side por- Waist-externally to the lower edge of the 'skirt and having edges detachably connected to the edges of the front opening sothat the panel forms a part of the skirt, the panel being removable from over the opening, and fastening devices for detachably connecting the edges of the front opening to the edges of the rear opening to form bloomers.

r 4:. A convertible garment comprising a elastic bandat its lower edge just long enough to fit snugly around a leg at the knee,

a'panel secured near the Waist line and havedges, each pleated side portion having an ing its edges detachably connecting the edges of one of said openingsso as to normally form a part of the skirt, means for connecting the opposite edges of the other opening when the garment is wornas a skirt and fastening devices for detachably connecting the edges of the front opening to the edgescof' the rear opening to form bloomers Whenthe panel is removed from its opening.

BESSIE KLAPPERT. 

